[VII.C. Discuss and consider approval of vendor proposal for the installation of Integrated Camera Surveillance and Card AccessSolution at Coppell High School Fine Arts Center]

ACCESS AT FINE ARTS CENTER. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CAVINESS, DOCTOR HUNT AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.

IN 2023, YOU ALL PASSED A SECURITY BOND, AND PART OF THAT SECURITY BOND WAS CAMERA ACCESS AND DOOR ACCESS OR CAMERA SURVEILLANCE AND DOOR ACCESS.

WELL, AS WE BUILD NEW BUILDINGS, WE HAVE TO KEEP ON SUPPORTING THAT INITIATIVE.

AND SO TONIGHT, WE'RE COMING TO ASK YOU, AS PART OF THE 2023 BOND FOR THE FINE ARTS CENTER IS TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE NITOR AS THE VENDOR TO INTEGRATE THE CAMERAS AND THE DOOR ACCESS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT.

JUST A WILD IDEA IS IF WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE USING PINKERTON FACILITY TO ITS FULL CAPACITY, EXCUSE ME. THERE'S SOME CAMERAS. SO WE INSTALLED THE PANIC BUTTONS AT PINKERTON, BUT WE DID NOT INSTALL THE CAMERAS, SO WE KIND OF FORWENT THAT, SO WE DID NOT INSTALL IT, BUT THAT WAS A GOOD QUESTION.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FROM NITOR FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CAMERA SURVEILLANCE AND DOOR ACCESS FOR THE NEW COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL, FOR A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED 150,000. SECOND.

THANK YOU. A MOTION BY TRUSTEE HILL, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BENTLEY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE.

WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THAT WAS CONFIDENT. HE JUST WALKED AWAY. THAT'S RIGHT.

HE THREW THE THREE UP THERE AND THEN JUST TURN AROUND.

YEAH, RIGHT. ITEM D IS OUR LOW ATTENDANCE WAIVERS.

[VII.D. Discuss and consider approval of Low Attendance Waivers to TEA due to illness]

GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR HUNT, COMMUNITY AND STAFF.

I WILL PRESENT A MEMO FOR THE LOW ATTENDANCE WAIVER TO MAXIMIZE STATE FUNDING.

TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 38 ALLOWS THE DISTRICT OR CAMPUS TO REQUEST THAT ANY INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS WITH ATTENDANCE AT LEAST TEN PERCENTAGE POINTS BELOW THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR'S AVERAGE ATTENDANCE BE INCLUDED FROM I'M SORRY, BE EXCLUDED FROM AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE CALCULATIONS.

DUE TO ILLNESS IN JANUARY, LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY HAD FOUR DAYS THAT QUALIFY FOR LOW ATTENDANCE WAIVER.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE BOARD APPROVES THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED FOR LOW ATTENDANCE WAIVER DUE TO ILLNESS.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED FOR LOW ATTENDANCE WAIVERS DUE TO ILLNESS.

SECOND. AND HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE BENTLEY, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HILL.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE.

WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM E, WHICH IS A LET'S CALL IT A CONTINUATION FROM OUR LAST MEETING.

[VII.E. Discuss and consider approval of recommended changes to Board Operating Procedures]

I BELIEVE TRUSTEE WALKER WAS THE ONE THAT HAD MADE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE UPDATE OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES SPECIFICALLY.

AND YOU'VE GOT A COPY HERE IN FRONT OF YOU. BUT ON PAGE 18 JUST TALKING ABOUT RESPONDING TO COMMUNICATION YOU KNOW, TO ADD ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE. AND THEN INSTEAD OF IT JUST BEING THE BOARD PRESIDENT, THE BOARD PRESIDENT, OR THEIR DESIGNEE. SO YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU KIND OF THE CURRENT AND THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE.

AND I WILL TELL YOU GUYS, I ACTUALLY WROTE THAT AND GAVE IT TO CAROL.

AND IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE, IF YOU GOT IT IN FRONT OF YOU, IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 19, THE VERY TOP BULLET SAYS IS BASICALLY WORDED THE SAME WAY THE BOARD PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE IN PARENTHESES. SO I JUST KEPT IT CONSISTENT WHEN I WROTE IT.

BUT IF THAT'S GOOD WITH YOU, WE'LL GO WITH IT.

IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SUGGEST SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR DISCUSS IT WE CAN DO THAT.

THANKS FOR DOING THAT, DAVID. YEAH. SO I BROUGHT IT UP.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REVISE OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.

TO SAY THE BOARD PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE SHOULD RESPOND TO COMMUNICATIONS AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND BLIND COPY ALL BOARD MEMBERS SO THAT THEY ARE INFORMED OF THE RESPONSE.

SECOND. THE MOTION BY TRUSTEE WALKER, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BENTLEY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, WHICH IS AN UPDATE TO OUR OPERATING PROCEDURES.

HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. AND THEN ITEM F IS DISCUSSING.

[VII.F. Discuss and consider a possible nomination for the Region 10, Position A, seat on the TASB Board]

CONSIDER POSSIBLE NOMINATION FOR REGION TEN. POSITION A SEAT ON THE TASB BOARD.

AND I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE GOTTEN ALL THE COMMUNICATIONS FROM TASB ON THIS ONE.

I KNOW IT IS. I'M GOING BLANK, BUT ANNUAL, YOU KNOW, EACH REGION HAS POSITIONS ON THE BOARD.

SO WE HAVE UP FOR DISCUSSION A NOMINEE OR NOMINATION FOR THAT.

AND I KNOW TRUSTEE BENTLEY YOU HAVE EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST IN THAT.

SO I'LL LET YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE OR IF YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN IT ANYMORE, YOU GUYS HAVE ANY FURTHER.

IN THE. I'VE BEEN NOMINATED ONE OTHER TIME, BUT IT WAS NOT FOR A VACATED SPOT.

NOW IT'S A VACATED TWO YEAR TERM, WHICH WOULD ALIGN WITH WHEN MY TERM ON THE BOARD WOULD BE UP FOR RENEWAL ALSO.

THE OTHER SPOT THAT WE WERE EMAILED ABOUT IS A THREE YEAR POSITION, WHICH WOULD OVERLAP WITH WHEN MY TERM MIGHT END.

SO THE NOMINATION YOU SIMPLY APPLY, YOU GET INTERVIEWED, IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE SPOT.

THEN THERE'S A SELECTION PROCESS. TYPICALLY THEY KEEP THE SAME PERSON IN THE SPOT UNLESS THERE'S BEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM.

BUT AGAIN, SINCE THIS IS VACATED, IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A AN OPEN SPOT THAT SOMEBODY COULD POTENTIALLY FILL THIS TIME.

SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS YOU'D LIKE TO DO IT. AND WHAT HOW DOES THE BOARD SUPPORT YOU IN THAT? IF THE BOARD NOMINATES ME, THEN THERE'S AN APPLICATION I FILL OUT.

THERE'S AN INTERVIEW, AND OTHER SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES FROM OUR REGION ARE NOMINATED AND INTERVIEWED AS WELL.

AND THEN TASB CHOOSES.

WE JUST HAVE TO NOMINATE THEN. OKAY. WELL, THEN I NOMINATE NICHOLE BENTLEY TO APPLY FOR THE REGION TEN OR REGION TEN POSITION. A SEAT ON THE BOARD. SECOND.

A MOTION BY TRUSTEE MATHEWS AND I PUT THE WRONG INITIALS FOR THE SECOND, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE WALKER.

TO NOMINATE TRUSTEE BENTLEY FOR REGION TEN POSITION A OR FIRST SEAT ON THE BOARD FOR REGION TEN POSITION A. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AND I'LL SAY I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS IS RIGHT UP KIND OF YOUR STRENGTHS AND WHEELHOUSE.

SO I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOU IN ANY WAY THAT YOU NEED FROM US.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YEAH, I'D JUST LIKE TO CHIME IN AS WELL.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT BOARD IS A A BOARD THAT NEEDS EXPERIENCED PEOPLE.

AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF TURNOVER AND, AND TRUSTEES AND THEY DO SET THE, THE GUIDING LIGHT FOR THE STATE FOR, FOR BOARDS AND, AND YOU KNOW, HAVING EXPERIENCED PERSONAL LOCAL BOARD MAKES A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN KNOWING THE TRUSTEES THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED ON THAT BOARD OVER THE YEARS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, WELCOME YOU BEING A MEMBER OF THAT BOARD AND SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS.

BECAUSE IT IS A, IT'S THE ONLY PLACE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF IMPACT YOU KNOW,

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FOR TRUSTEES ACROSS THE BOARD, NOT ONLY ON POLICY, BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST THE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED HERE AROUND THE DAIS, AROUND THE STATE. SO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS.

THANK YOU. OTHER DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT, ITEM G, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER BOARD POLICY DC LOCAL OUR

[VII.G. Discuss and consider Board Policy DC(LOCAL) - Employment Practices]

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. SO THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS BROUGHT FORTH FOR CONSIDERATION.

YOU KNOW, AS YOU GUYS REMEMBER, I DON'T KNOW, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WE HAD MADE A MADE A CHANGE TO OUR POLICY DC LOCAL THAT ALLOWED DOCTOR HUNT THE ABILITY TO APPROVE NEW HIRES.

AND THE QUESTION BEING BROUGHT FORTH FOR US AS A DISCUSSION IS, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE UPCOMING TRANSITION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WITH DOCTOR HUNT'S RETIREMENT DO WE WANT TO REVISIT THAT AND CONSIDER REVERTING BACK TO THE POLICY THAT WE HAD OPERATED UNDER PRIOR? AND SO IT'S KIND OF OPEN FOR DISCUSSION YOU'VE GOT IN FRONT OF YOU A COPY OF BOTH THE CURRENT AND THE PREVIOUS SO THAT THE CURRENT ONE IS THE ONE THAT'S STAPLED ON TOP THAT WAS ADOPTED.

1023 OF 20. YEAH. 1023 OF 23 AND THE PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, I THINK KIND OF WHAT HAD BEEN STANDARD FOR, FOR SOME TIME. SO THAT ONE WAS ADOPTED BACK IN 2017.

SO I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY DISCUSSION. WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS TONIGHT.

WE CAN DECIDE TO DO THIS IN THE FUTURE, NOT DO IT AT ALL.

IS THAT THE WILL OF THE BOARD? I MEAN, I THINK WHEN WE MADE THIS CHANGE IN THE PAST, IT WAS A, YOU KNOW, BUILT ON THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAD ALL DEVELOPED WITH DOCTOR HUNT OVER TIME, HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE ROLE, TRUST. SO WITH US GOING INTO A DIFFERENT PLACE ONCE YOU ONCE YOU DEPART.

NOT NOW, TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO REVERT TO WHERE WE WERE AT BEFORE EITHER UPON DOCTOR HUNT'S DEPARTURE OR WHATEVER OTHER TIME, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT THINK IS APPROPRIATE.

BUT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, IT SEEMS LIKE A WISE MEASURE TO TAKE.

I'M OF OPPOSING THOUGHT ON THAT ONE, BECAUSE I REMEMBER I PROPOSED THIS CHANGE AND THE IDEA WASN'T OF COURSE, WE HAVE TRUST IN DOCTOR HUNT AND WE HAVE RELATIONSHIP, BUT THAT WASN'T THE CRITERIA I PROPOSED.

THE CRITERIA WAS WE WERE JUST RUBBER STAMPING AND BEING AN OBSTACLE IN THEIR WORK.

WE DON'T INTERVIEW EMPLOYEES. WE DON'T HAVE ACTUALLY ANY SAY IN WHO TO HIRE OTHER THAN SUPERINTENDENT.

IT IS WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE INTERIM. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS.

WE HAVE PROCESSES IN PLACE. AND MY BELIEF WAS ON THAT PROCESS ON THE WHOLE THE COPPELL ISD DISTRICT AS AN ENTERPRISE THE VALUE SYSTEM IT HAS CREATED IN HIRING.

SO WHEN I PROPOSED THIS, IT WAS BASED ON THAT BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE IN RUBBER STAMPING.

AND SINCE WE WERE ADDING NO VALUE OR COULDN'T EVEN ADD VALUE IF WE WANTED TO.

OTHER THAN CREATE NOISE BECAUSE SUPERINTENDENT STILL COULD, WE CAN JUST BE AN OBSTACLE, THAT'S ALL WE COULD BE.

NOTHING MORE THAN THAT. SO TO ME, NOTHING CHANGED.

OUR VALUES ARE STILL THERE. DOCTOR HUNT WILL BE GREATLY, GREATLY MISSED.

BUT I BELIEVE HE HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB IN BUILDING OTHER LEADERS WHO WILL CONTINUE THOSE PROCESSES.

YEAH, I WOULD CONCUR WITH TRUSTEE SETHI. I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A PERIOD OF THIS YEAR WHERE, YOU KNOW, FINDING GOOD PEOPLE, YOU HAVE TO ACT FAST.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, BEING SLOW IN THE PROCESS, YOU CAN LOSE GOOD CANDIDATES.

AND WHEN YOU HAVE FEWER CANDIDATES THAN EVER BEFORE, IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT NOW TO BE ABLE TO BE AGILE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

THE VALUES ARE THERE, THE QUALITY, THE INTEGRITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE WORK.

I THINK TO YOUR POINT, TRUSTEE SETHI IS THERE.

AND THAT'S WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE LEAN IN. THAT'S WHY YOU ARE HERE.

THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE IN AND THE CHARACTER OF INDIVIDUALS.

AND I THINK THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. IF FOR ANY REASON WE NEED SAW SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN THAT, WE WOULD CHANGE THAT POLICY AND WOULD HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MAKE THAT CHANGE. BUT, YOU KNOW BASED ON WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE HIRING A LOT OF PEOPLE PER SE JUST BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET WOES WE'RE IN, THIS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY TO CONTINUE TO DO THEIR WORK AND MEET THE

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THINGS, THE VALUES THAT WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT AND THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW.

SO I THINK WE DON'T CHANGE AND STAY THE COURSE WOULD BE MY OPINION.

DOCTOR HUNT, I WOULD ASK YOUR OPINION ON THIS AS SOMEONE WHO WAS AS HELPFUL WHEN WE MADE THIS POLICY CHANGE, WERE YOU ABLE TO DO WHAT TRUSTEE SETHI AND TRUSTEE HILL JUST ARTICULATED? EXACTLY WHAT MR. HILL WAS SAYING. SUMMER MONTHS ARE ALWAYS CRUCIAL.

JUNE, JULY AND EVEN AUGUST. AND WHAT WE WERE FINDING PRIOR TO THE CHANGE IN THE.

AND THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED SINCE THEN, THAT JUNE, JULY, AUGUST WAS REALLY ESSENTIAL.

BECAUSE THINGS WERE HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. WE WERE ON A ON A FOUR DAY WORK WEEK.

WE'VE GOT PEOPLE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THEIR CONTRACTS BEFORE PENALTY. WE'RE TRYING TO. OFFER CONTRACTS WITHIN THAT WINDOW.

PEOPLE ARE ON VACATION. OUR PRINCIPALS PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN THE HIRING PROCESS.

OUR CABINET MEMBERS, OUR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM, OUR SUPPORT STAFF, OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, OUR FINE ARTS DIRECTOR. THEY'RE VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN ALL OF THE HIRES THAT AFFECT THEIR DEPARTMENTS.

AND SO YOU KNOW, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO STILL HAVE VACATION TIME AND NOT LOSING QUALITY EMPLOYEES.

AND EVEN THOUGH I'M THE FINAL PERSON DOING THAT LAST PIECE OF THE PAPERWORK.

THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF AMAZING PEOPLE BEHIND ME THAT HAVE ALREADY DONE ALL THAT PRELIMINARY WORK.

THE BACKGROUND CHECKS, THE REFERENCE CHECKS, THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, MULTIPLE INTERVIEW PROCESSES, OUR PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED OVER TIME.

MANY OF THOSE I STARTED WHEN I WAS IN THE HR ROLE, BUT THEY'VE BEEN FINE TUNED AND IMPROVED UPON AND ARE MUCH BETTER THAN THEY WERE EVEN WHEN I WAS IN THAT ROLE. AND SO I THINK THIS TO ME IS A LITTLE BIT OF A STEP BACK.

I CAN SEE WHERE YOU MIGHT WANT TO REEVALUATE THAT ONCE A NEW SUPERINTENDENT IS IN PLACE, BUT THIS TO ME, IS PART OF A WELL OILED MACHINE THAT I WOULD NOT ADVOCATE FOR MAKING A CHANGE ANYTIME SOON.

AND IT ALSO ALLOWED FOR BOARD, AT THE BOARD'S REQUEST, TO NOT HAVE ACTION TAKEN AT WORKSHOPS.

WHAT WE WERE DOING, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WAS ANYTIME THERE WAS A QUORUM, WE WOULD BE BRINGING PERSONNEL JUST SO THAT WE COULD STAY ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT.

THIS SYSTEM ALLOWED YOU ALL TO DO THE WORK THAT YOU NEEDED.

SOMETIMES WE ARE IN A CRUNCH TIME AND WE HAVE TO DO ACTION ITEMS FOR A BOND OR SOME, YOU KNOW, A BOND PROJECT OR SOMETHING. BUT MOST OF THE TIME WE TRY TO LEAVE THOSE WORKSHOPS AS WORK SESSIONS.

YOU KNOW, ONLY. AND SO THEN WE'D HAVE TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING IN THE MORNING.

AND JUST TRYING TO FIND FOUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE AVAILABLE IN THE MORNING JUST SO THAT WE COULD HIRE PEOPLE.

IT REALLY DOES SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS THAT WHEN GREAT PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVING OFFERS JUST PRESENTED TO THEM RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT, WE'VE GOT TO STAY COMPETITIVE, TOO. THIS ALLOWS US TO DO THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. DOCTOR HUNT, BECAUSE I WAS JUST WONDERING THAT HOW COMFORTABLE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S JUST THE SUPERINTENDENT MAKING THE DECISION, BUT I'M UNDERSTANDING IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.

THESE DECISIONS ARE SUPPORTED AND BRAINSTORMED BY MANY PEOPLE.

SO I THINK WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T CHANGE IT.

I DO ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE THE TRUST. THE TRUST IN ME, THE TRUST IN OUR TEAM, THE TRUST IN EVERYONE THAT'S A PART OF THE HIRING PROCESS.

I ALSO KNOW IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS EARNED OVER TIME, AND IT'S NOT JUST GIVEN TO YOU JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE ROLE.

BUT I DO THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE A STEP BACK, AS I SAID IN OUR HIRING PROCESS, IF WE IF WE WENT AWAY FROM THAT, YOU KNOW, NEW PERSON COMES IN, LET I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THEM SO THEY CAN KIND OF REEVALUATE THAT.

I THINK IF THEY'RE SMART AND KNOW THEY WILL BE, BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE NOT GOING TO HIRE ANYBODY THAT'S NOT SMART.

THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, THIS IS A GOOD PROCESS, A REALLY GOOD PROCESS.

AND I WOULD RECOMMEND US KEEPING IT. AND I SEE THE MERIT OF SLOWING DOWN IF NECESSARY, LIKE LATER.

AND SO PERHAPS THIS IS SOMETHING WE KEEP AS TO THINK ABOUT DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS AFTER OR IF THEY'RE THE INITIAL PERIOD WITH A NEW SUPERINTENDENT AS WE START FEELING IT OUT. BUT YEAH, THAT'S FAIR. I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING. YEAH.

MAKES SENSE. SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS NOTHING WE NEED TO DO ON THIS ITEM.

WE'RE HAPPY TO CONTINUE ON AND TRUST THE PROCESS BECAUSE THE PROCESS IS WORKING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO OUR LAST ACTION ITEM FOR THE NIGHT IS ITEM H, WHICH IS DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL.

[VII.H. Discuss and consider approval of a Proclamation Honoring the Legacy of W. W. Pinkerton Elementary School]

WE DID THAT. WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED.

OH, WE DIDN'T APPROVE APPROVAL. WE JUST. WE JUST READ IT.

YEAH. READING IT. YES. YES. SO DOES THAT MEAN WE DON'T NEED TO READ IT? I DON'T KNOW. OR SHOULD WE READ IT AGAIN? I MEAN TO YOU BECAUSE IT WAS READ, Y'ALL.

READ IT. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. SO ITEM H IS AGAIN DISCUSSING CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PROCLAMATION HONORING THE LEGACY OF WW

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PINKERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND VICE PRESIDENT BENTLEY HAS READ THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY I ALREADY KIND OF HANDED A UNSIGNED COPY TO THE PRINCIPAL, BUT SO MANY OF THE STAFF MEMBERS AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS WERE HERE.

THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY TO TO SEE IT. AND OBVIOUSLY WE HADN'T HAD OUR OPEN FORUM SO WE COULDN'T TAKE ACTION YET ON ITEMS. BUT AT THIS POINT, WE'LL TAKE THE ACTION ON THIS ITEM UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION YOU WANT TO TAKE.

PROCLAMATION WAS ACTUALLY TRUSTEE WALKER'S IDEA.

I'D JUST LIKE TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.

SO IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE THE MOTION, I WOULD LOVE THAT.

AND I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE A PROCLAMATION HONORING THE LEGACY OF W.W.

PINKERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS PREVIOUSLY READ.

SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION HONORING THE LEGACY OF W.W.

PINKERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE WALKER, SECONDED BY MYSELF.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? HANG ON. I DID WANT TO SAY TO JUMP THE GUN ON ME.

YEAH. AS PROBABLY ONE OF THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE BOARD IN TERMS OF KIDS AGES, RIGHT.

AND NOT REALLY KIND OF BEING INTERTWINED WITH THE LEGACY OF PINKERTON BEING AT THAT LAST RODEO WAS INSPIRING, LIKE, JUST TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED BY THAT.

IT'S LIKE THE POWER NOT ONLY OF ONE PARTICULAR SCHOOL, BUT THE POWER OF, LIKE AN ELEMENTARY CAMPUS, YOU KNOW, AND HOW IT, LIKE, RINGS IN YOUR LIFE FOREVER, RIGHT? I'M SURE AS MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE CAME BACK TO VISIT THE SCHOOLS SMALLER THAN THEY THOUGHT IT WAS, AS ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE, WHEN YOU COME BACK AND YOU'RE THREE FEET TALLER THAN YOU WERE WHEN YOU LEFT.

YOU KNOW, BUT IT WAS IT WAS IT WAS TRULY AMAZING TO SEE THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT LOVE AND WILL CARRY ON THROUGHOUT ALL OF COPPELL ISD AND WHEREVER THOSE KIDS AND TEACHERS AND FAMILIES GO.

AND I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING THIS. SO GOOD IDEA. THEY DID AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB YESTERDAY.

I KNOW MOST OF Y'ALL WERE THERE, AND I PROBABLY SAW PICTURES ONLINE, BUT THE PARENTS THAT PUT IT TOGETHER, THE STAFF MEMBERS AND BOARD MEMBERS THAT CONTRIBUTED IT REALLY WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.

AND TO YOUR POINT, THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT MAKES COPPELL ISD SO INCREDIBLE.

YOU KNOW, I THINK ALMOST EVERY PTO, EVERY SCHOOL PTO WAS REPRESENTED THERE HELPING IN SOME WAY.

THE COPPELL ED FOUNDATION, YOU KNOW, CONTRIBUTED THE SPONSORS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

I MEAN, I JUST I THINK IT REALLY WAS THAT GROUP, THAT COMMUNITY EFFORT AND THANK YOU, NICHOLE BENTLEY, FOR SAYING THAT. BUT YOU'RE THE ONE WHO ACTUALLY EXECUTED AND MADE ALL THIS HAPPEN.

AND I ALSO THINK THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY, IS WE COME TOGETHER AND THEN ALL TAKE A TAKE A LITTLE BIT TO CELEBRATE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL. AND SO I, I'M HOPING AS WE WERE THERE LAST NIGHT WITH LOTS OF TEARS AND LOTS OF LAUGHTER AND LOTS OF CELEBRATION, THAT THIS IS A GOOD CLOSURE, A GOOD CLOSING.

YOU KNOW, I THINK WE ALL, ALL OF US FELT THAT IT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO DO RIGHT BY PINKERTON TO REALLY TELL HER HOW MUCH SHE MEANT TO US.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT YESTERDAY WAS. AND SO IT'S NICE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING OFFICIAL THAT GOES ON THE BOOKS.

THE PROCLAMATION IS A PROCLAMATION FROM THE MAYOR AS WELL THAT THE CITY DID YOU KNOW, THESE THINGS ARE THE ONES THAT GO IN THE BOOKS THAT PROVIDE THAT LEGACY.

SO ANYWAY, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WOULD WRAP UP.

OH, I WOULD WRAP UP WITH ONCE A COWPOKE, ALWAYS A COWPOKE.

I WANT TO PIGGYBACK YOUR COMMENTS TO TRUSTEE MATHEW, BECAUSE ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WAS THERE HAD TRAVELED FROM FLORIDA, AND SHE CAME OVER AND SAID, HEY, MY STUDENT WAS HERE, BUT WE CAME IN JUST FOR THIS EVENT.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT JUST EXTENDS BEYOND JUST THE BOUNDARIES OF, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF COPPELL OR THE STATE OF TEXAS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY. AND WHEN YOU SEE ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT WALKED AROUND AND SAID, YOU KNOW, I WAS A STUDENT HERE ONCE UPON A TIME AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST BEING THERE GAVE THEM A SENSE OF PRIDE.

AND IT'S A POINT OF PRIDE. I DON'T THINK IT'S A CLOSURE, BUT IT'S JUST A NEW BEGINNING.

AND I THINK THEY ALL RALLIED AROUND THAT. AND SO WE KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY RALLIES AROUND THE CORE VALUES OF BEING HERE AND SUPPORT

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EVERYONE. I WAS AT ANOTHER EVENT LATER, AND THE PERSON SITTING ACROSS FROM ME SAID, YEAH, I WAS OVER AT PINKERTON AND BEFORE I CAME OVER TO THIS EVENT.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO GET OUT AND BE A PART OF THAT AND HAVE OTHER THINGS GOING ON LATER THAT EVENING.

SO BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO TO EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED AND SPOKE YESTERDAY.

I KNOW IT WAS TOUCHING CEREMONY. SO PRESIDENT CAVINESS, THE FIRST TIME I PUT THAT DOWN THAT I SAW YOU BREAK DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

SO I GOT THAT DOWN THERE FOR YOU. I TRIED I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE COWPOKES FROM 1970S AND COWPOKES FROM NOW, AND EVERYONE, JUST SO YOU KNOW, FELT CONNECTED AND CELEBRATING THE LEGACY TOGETHER.

IT WAS AN EVENT, YOU KNOW, VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER THE VIDEO, PEOPLE SHARING THEIR STORIES.

IT WAS AMAZING. I'M SO GLAD THAT WE ARE DOING THIS.

THE PROCLAMATION JUST LIKE YOU SAID, LEIGH, THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADD THAT TO THAT LEGACY.

NO THANK YOU GUYS. IT WAS REALLY IT WAS A GREAT PROGRAM.

AND REALLY ALL THE WORK TO STAFF AND JILL AND COURTNEY AND THE PTO AND, AND ALL THE PARENTS AND, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT, THAT JOINED IN TO MAKE THAT A SUCCESS.

IT REALLY WAS A GREAT, GREAT EVENING. AND I WAS GLAD THAT THEY DID NOT MAKE ME WEAR PINKERTON PINK ONE LAST TIME BECAUSE IT WAS ALSO HOT. SO WE HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. THAT MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

WE'LL CONCLUDE OUR ACTION ITEMS FOR TONIGHT. WE'LL GO INTO OUR BOARD REPORTS.

[VIII. DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS - BOARD OF TRUSTEES]

I'VE GOT THE FIRST ONE, AND WE'LL PROBABLY SPLIT DUTY ON THIS, AND? AND I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE NOW AND THEN.

WE'VE STILL GOT SOME MORE TO DISCUSS. WHEN WE GET DONE.

SO WE'LL GET PROBABLY A MORE UPDATED UPDATE ON THAT AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

BUT IN TERMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH PROCESS, YOU KNOW, AS TRUSTEE MATHEW HAD YOU KNOW, REPORTED THAT AFTER OUR MEETING A WEEK AND A HALF AGO WE WE'RE TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF FURTHER THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND TALK MORE ABOUT THE SEARCH PROCESS. THE INTERIM AND START TRYING TO TO NAIL DOWN YOU KNOW, SOME DIRECTION, SOME, SOME FINE TUNING WHAT DIRECTION WE'RE HEADING.

SO IF YOU GUYS STAY TUNED, WE'LL GIVE YOU A DEEPER UPDATE HERE SHORTLY.

SO TRUSTEE BENTLEY I'M GOING TO KEEP MINE REALLY BRIEF BECAUSE MISS SIRCAR DID SUCH A GREAT JOB MENTIONING A LOT OF LEGISLATION THAT'S OUT THERE THAT AFFECTS US FINANCIALLY. WHAT I WILL SAY IS, EVEN THOUGH SB TWO FOR EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT/VOUCHER/STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. WHILE THAT HAS MOVED FORWARD ONTO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK HB TWO IS STUCK BACK AT THE SENATE AT THE K THROUGH 16 EDUCATION COMMITTEE. AND SO IF YOU ARE A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO WANTS US TO GET SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS FAR FROM SUFFICIENT, IT WOULD BE REALLY APPROPRIATE TO REACH OUT TO OUR STATE SENATOR AND PEOPLE ON THAT COMMITTEE.

SO I KNOW WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT A LOT. PEOPLE THINK IT'S KIND OF DONE BECAUSE IT'S MOVED OUT OF THE HOUSE. BUT THE REALITY IS IT'S NOT.

IT'S HELD UP AGAIN. SO THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE THE KEY THING THAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE AWAY TONIGHT AND TO CONTINUE TO PAY ATTENTION TO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I GOT THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. I'LL MAKE IT BRIEF AS WELL.

WE MET ON APRIL 14TH. WE MET AT TOWN CENTER TO GET A SENSE OF HOW THE SCHOOL LOOKS NOW.

AS WE ARE MOVING INTO THE REFRESH PIECE OF IT WE WERE GIVEN REPORTS BY SID ON THE BOND CONSTRUCTION UPDATES AND HOW ALL THAT'S GOING WITH THE TENNIS CENTER AS WELL AS THE FINE ARTS BUILDING.

WE GOT TO SEE PICTURES OF WHERE OUR BEAM IS, AND WE'LL NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN.

SO WE JUST HAVE TO STAND UNDER THE SPOT AND THINK, OH, THERE'S A BEAM.

AND THEN WE ALSO GOT A GREAT TECHNOLOGY UPDATE BY DWIGHT, HOW WE HAVE NOW WI-FI EVERYWHERE OR EVERYWHERE YOU CAN THINK OF TO HELP WITH CONNECTIVITY.

AND WE DISCUSSED OUR SCHEDULED NEXT MEETINGS, WHICH RIGHT NOW ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH, FEBRUARY 9TH OF 26, AND THEN APRIL 20TH OF 2026.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ALL RIGHT. I GUESS I'M UP.

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PRESIDENT CAVINESS. IS THAT CORRECT? IT'S YOU.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WAS READING AHEAD, AND. I DIDN'T WANT TO GO AHEAD UNTIL YOU GAVE ME THE APPROVAL.

OKAY. GOT IT. GO FOR IT. ALL RIGHT. SO, FIRST THE COPPELL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

WE MET AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL AT THE CHAMBER'S OFFICE.

THE KEY DISCUSSION ITEMS WAS REALLY THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE NEW TEACHER BREAKFAST TO THE CTE PROGRAMS AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN CISD, WHICH ARE THE THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS THE CISD HIGH SCHOOLS AND VICTORY PLACE AT COPPELL.

I ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE STATE OF EDUCATION BREAKFAST FOR SEPTEMBER 16TH AND THE NEW TEACHER BREAKFAST JULY 31ST.

THEY ALSO HAD A QUICK RECAP OF THE JOB SHADOW EVENT AND THE SUCCESSES FROM THAT IN THE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES.

IN ADDITION TO THAT NEXT ITEM IS OUR DISTRICT EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.

WE MET EARLIER THIS MONTH IN THIS BUILDING IN THIS ROOM AT 4:30 P.M..

AND WE DISCUSSED OR HER PRESENTATION FROM STEPHANIE FLORES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INTERVENTION SERVICES.

SHE REVIEWED GOALS REGARDING RESULTS DRIVEN ACCOUNTABILITY AND LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT. IT WAS AN EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF THE DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY OF THE WORK WITH GREAT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WORK AND ACTION PLANS ON A COUPLE OF THE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT.

THEN AMANDA MASKE, DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WITH UPDATES, PROVIDED UPDATES ON THE WORK THAT WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE SUMMER IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. AND LAST DOCTOR ANITA DE LA ISLA, DIRECTOR OF ESL AND BILINGUAL PROGRAMS, PROVIDED UPDATES ON GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR EMERGENT BILINGUAL AND DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM IN ADDITION TO MYSELF IN ATTENDANCE, TRUSTEE RANNA RAVAL WAS THERE AS WELL.

AND LISTEN IN ON THOSE PRESENTATIONS. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST I PARTICIPATE IN THE TASB RISK MANAGEMENT FUND BOARD MEETING.

THAT WAS THIS PAST THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH AND FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH.

DOWN IN AUSTIN WE HAD A WORK SESSION. THERE WERE THREE MAJOR TOPICS.

FIRST DISCUSSION WAS THE 20 25-28 STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

THAT WORKED WAS BEING FINALIZED IN THAT DISCUSSION.

SECOND, WE HAD THE PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS. THEY DO ACTUARIAL OVERVIEW AND PROVIDED THEIR UPDATES AS TAKING OVER THAT PROCESS FROM A LONG TERM PERSON THAT HAD DONE THAT WORK.

AND THEN THIRD, WE HAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE 2025-26 FUNDING PLAN, WHICH WAS A CONCLUSION OF THE WORK DONE BY THE SPECIAL FUNDING COMMITTEE, WHICH I PARTICIPATED ON THE CLAIMS COMMITTEE WHICH I PARTICIPATE ON.

WE DISCUSSED NOTABLE CLAIMS THAT INCLUDED EMPLOYEE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, LEGAL LIABILITY LAWSUITS, STUDENT TO STUDENT CRIMES AND WEATHER RELATED INCIDENTS, A TORNADO AND HIGH WINDS.

WE RECEIVED A REPORT ON THE WORKERS COMPENSATION BILL PROCESSING VENDOR FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, FROM 2022 TO 2024 THE VENDOR HAS INCREASED OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, QUALITY OF SERVICE AND SAVINGS FOR THE FUN.

FURTHERMORE, THEY HAVE MET OR EXCEEDED THE SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS IN ALL CATEGORIES.

IN ADDITION, WE TALKED ABOUT THE WORKER COMPENSATION PHARMACY RESULTS FROM THE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER AND MEDICAL NETWORK PROVIDERS, HIGH QUALITY CARE AND FOLLOWING TREATMENT GUIDELINES.

WE RECEIVE A REPORT ON THE PREAUTHORIZATION FOR PHYSICIAN REVIEW PANEL RATE STRUCTURE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS.

THEN ON THE FULL BOARD MEETING ON FRIDAY WE JUST APPROVED THE CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR THE INVESTMENT CONSULTING SERVICES, WHICH IS STRATEGIC ASSET ALLIANCE. THEY ADVISE THE FUND ON INVESTMENT POLICY, THE STRUCTURE OF THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT MANAGERS PERFORMANCE. WE APPROVED THE AUTHORIZATION TO BIND NAMED/NUMBER WINDSTORM REINSURANCE COVERAGE.

WE ALSO APPROVED THE EXTERNAL CLAIM AUDIT FIRM.

WE APPROVED CHANGES TO THE FUNDS COVERAGE AGREEMENTS, APPROVED NOMINATIONS TO FILL BOARD VACANCY, AND APPROVED ADVISORY STANDARDS FOR RECOGNITION MISSION APPLICATION, WHICH IS A SELF-ASSESSMENT ACROSS 11 DOMAINS TO VALIDATE THAT THE RISK POOL IS OPERATED AND GOVERNED EFFECTIVELY. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE HILL TRUSTEE RAVAL. HI EVERYONE.

MY REPORT IS ON MY LEADERSHIP TEST SESSION FOUR, WHICH WAS TITLED THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION TEACHER AND SUPERINTENDENT PREPARATION AND IT WAS HELD IN COLLEGE STATION. ON DAY ONE, WE VISITED BRYAN ISD.

WE GOT TO SEE THEIR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, THEN SEDBURY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL AND BRYAN ISD CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COMPLEX. DURING OUR TIME AT BRYAN ISD, WE LEARNED ABOUT THEIR TEACHER INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT, TIA PROGRAM, AND ITS STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN TOP TEACHING TALENT.

A CHALLENGE FACED BY ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS TEXAS.

WE ALSO HEARD ABOUT THE AGGIE TERM YEAR LONG RESIDENCY PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXAS A&M THAT PROVIDES THAT PROVIDES TEACHER

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CANDIDATES WITH A FULL YEAR OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE, MENTORSHIP, A STIPEND, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND A TEACHING CONTRACT UPON COMPLETION AT BRYAN ISD CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COMPLEX.

WE TOURED OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS IN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND ROBOTICS, CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY, AND WELDING. I WAS THINKING ABOUT NEW TECH WHILE I WAS AT THE AT THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION BUILDING.

LATER THAT AFTERNOON, WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING A SPECIAL SESSION WITH MISS LINDA ASTBURY AND EDUCATIONAL LEGEND IN BRYAN ISD. SHE IS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS MISS A.

SHE SHARED HER LIFELONG DEDICATION TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

HER INSPIRING STORIES AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS REMINDED US ALL OF THE STORY, REMINDED US ALL OF THE TRUE IMPACT OF A LIFE SPENT IN SERVICE OF EDUCATION. ON DAY TWO, WE VISITED COLLEGE STATION ISD AND OUR VISIT INCLUDED RIVERBEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STATION HIGH SCHOOL.

AT COLLEGE STATION HIGH SCHOOL, WE WERE ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED BY THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY THE LAW, PUBLIC SAFETY, CORRECTIONS AND SECURITY PATHWAY.

IN ONE MEMORABLE MOMENT, STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNIQUES BY PRACTICING HANDCUFFING PROCEDURES ON THEIR TEACHER.

A LIVELY AND ENGAGING SHOWCASE OF THEIR LEARNING.

DURING LUNCH, WE HEARD FROM A STUDENT PANEL COMPOSED OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO SHARED THEIR EXPERIENCES AND OFFERED THOUGHTFUL PERSPECTIVES ON THEIR EDUCATION. THEIR INSIGHTS WERE INSPIRING AND A STRONG REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT VOICE IN SHAPING OUR EDUCATION. IN THE AFTERNOON, WE ATTENDED A PRESENTATION BY TEXAS A&M COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS. THE PROFESSORS SHARED MANY WAYS TEXAS A&M SUPPORTS STRENGTHENING THE TEACHER PIPELINE.

THEY ALSO EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO SHARE VALUABLE SURVEY DATA WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HELP GUIDE DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS RELATED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT. IT WAS INSPIRING TO SEE THAT THE LEADERS AT TEXAS A&M SHARE OUR DEEP PASSION FOR PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR EVERY STUDENT.

A SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT FOR ME WAS MEETING DOCTOR KAREN RAMBO HERNANDEZ, INTERIM HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND CULTURE AT TEXAS A&M. SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE KNOWN HER AS A FORMER EDUCATOR RIGHT HERE IN COPPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL, NORTH. DOCTOR HERNANDEZ PROUDLY SHARED THAT HER PASSION FOR EDUCATION WAS SPARKED DURING HER TIME HERE AS A TEACHER IN COPPELL ISD, FURTHER CONNECTING OUR DISTRICT'S LEGACY TO THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION LEADERSHIP.

LOOKING AHEAD, I AM EXCITED FOR THE UPCOMING FIFTH AND FINAL SESSION OF LEADERSHIP TASB, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN JUNE.

DURING THIS SESSION, I WILL JOIN A TEAM OF TRUSTEES TO PRESENT ON SCHOOL FINANCE TO THE INCOMING CLASS OF NEW TRUSTEES.

THIS FINAL SESSION WILL ALSO MARK OUR GRADUATION FROM THE LEADERSHIP TASB PROGRAM.

IT HAS BEEN A MEANINGFUL EYE OPENING EXPERIENCE, AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND BETTER SERVE OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE RAVAL. AND BEFORE WE GO INTO MY REPORT, WHICH IS ABOUT FOUR PAGES LONG, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE IF WE MIGHT AS YOU HAVE REMINDED US SEVERAL TIMES TONIGHT, TRUSTEE SETHI, THIS IS YOUR LAST MEETING. SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE AND SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO OUR KIDS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, MOST IMPORTANTLY, I THANK YOU FOR YOU KNOW, YOUR WORK WITH US AND UP HERE ON THE BOARD, YOU'VE CHALLENGED ME, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF WAYS OVER THE YEARS AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY HELPED MY THINKING AND,

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AND MY VIEWS ON, ON THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU KNOW, YOUR WORK, YOUR FRIENDSHIP.

AND YOU'RE CERTAINLY GOING TO BE MISSED UP HERE ON THE ON THE DAIS.

I'D LIKE TO GO NEXT BECAUSE I HAVE TO LEAVE. I'M GOING TO AUSTIN.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT A PLEASURE IT HAS BEEN, NOT ONLY TO HAVE YOU IN THIS DISTRICT, BUT YOUR AMAZING CHILDREN WHO ARE OUTSTANDING, YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE WHO IS INCREDIBLE. AND YOU'RE NOT SO BAD YOURSELF.

YOU'VE BEEN GREAT. YOU'VE BEEN GREAT. YOU KNOW, FIRST I KNEW YOU WAS A PARENT AND THEN AS A VOLUNTEER.

AND THEN YOU WERE SO PLUGGED INTO THAT FOUNDATION, AND I LEAD.

I MEAN, YOU DID EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD TO OFFER.

AND I REMEMBER THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO MAYBE PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD EARLIER THAN YOU WERE READY.

AND YOU SAID, NO, I WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DISTRICT, AND I WANT TO BE WELL INFORMED SO THAT I CAN BE THE BEST BOARD MEMBER.

AND YOU ARE SO GOOD AT PUSHING BACK, YOU KNOW, ON THINGS AND CHALLENGING ALL OF US.

BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT HELPS US BE STRONGER AND HAVING DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS AND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.

YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT SUPPORT TO ME PERSONALLY, AND IT'S JUST BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU.

I'M VERY SAD TO SEE YOU GO.

YES. SORRY. NO, SORRY. WE KEPT YOU HERE LATE.

NO YOU'RE NOT. I WAS TRYING TO BE NICE TO YOU, TOO.

I'LL GO NEXT. SINCE WE'RE. SINCE WE'RE DOING THIS.

SO I ACTUALLY THINK I HAVE SERVED IN SOME CAPACITY OR ANOTHER WITH YOU LONGER THAN ANYBODY ELSE UP HERE.

AND I REMEMBER ON THE ED FOUNDATION, THE RUN DEFENSE COMMITTEE, SAYING THERE'S THIS NEW DAD INVOLVED, AND HE HAS A NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE DOING THE RUN, AND WE HAVE TO GET HIM INVOLVED.

AND THERE YOU WERE. SO WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT TOGETHER.

YEAH. AND SERVED TOGETHER IN A LOT OF WAYS, MAN.

IT IS A WEEK OF ENDINGS FOR ME. I DON'T KNOW, Y'ALL LIKE THE FLOODGATES ARE OPEN, AND BUT I JUST I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE FRANK CONVERSATIONS, THE HONEST AND SOMETIMES REALLY HARD CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE, AND I JUST NO ONE'S GOING TO FILL THIS SEAT THE WAY YOU HAVE. SO I JUST WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK ON YOUR NEW ADVENTURE.

BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW WHY YOU'RE GOING TO MISS US.

YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BE FULL STEAM AHEAD, AND WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF BE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. SO I'M JUST EXCITED FOR WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU, AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO ALL THE THINGS WE'VE DONE TOGETHER OVER THE YEARS. YOU'RE WELCOME.

I'LL CHIME IN. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HANG OUT A LITTLE BIT ON OTHER ACTIVITIES.

AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN PROBABLY THE MOST FUN THING ABOUT THE PROCESS.

BUT I THINK OVERALL IS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOUR FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND HOW YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IT.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE THING THAT, YOU KNOW, SETS YOU APART.

YOU'RE NOT WAVERING ABOUT YOUR POSITION. AND YOU TRULY WANT TO DO THE BEST TO SERVE PEOPLE THE BEST WAY YOU KNOW HOW.

AND I THINK SOMETIMES THAT'S MAYBE TAKEN DIFFERENTLY, TAKING A LITTLE BIT TO, TO HARD.

AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT I THINK YOUR HEART IS THERE AND YOU GOT YOU HAVE A HEART FOR PEOPLE.

YOU HAVE A HEART FOR SERVICE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, GOING DOWN TO YOU KNOW, SFI AND TASB MAY HAVE BEEN EVEN THE MOST FUN TIMES BECAUSE THEN WE CAN JUST TALK WITHOUT THE LIMITATIONS ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE AROUND THE DAIS AND JUST, YOU KNOW, HAVE GREAT CONVERSATIONS AND YOU KNOW, JUST THIS SUMMER, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HANG OUT AND PICK THE REGION 10 SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR AND JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT AND JUST ONCE AGAIN, IT JUST SOLIDIFIES, YOU KNOW, THE VALUES THAT YOU HAVE AND THE VISION THAT YOU HAVE.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE BIG THING AROUND THIS TABLE, THAT DAIS THAT PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE VISION BEYOND JUST THE DAY TO DAY THINGS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

BUT LOOKING BEYOND THAT, AND I THINK YOU DO THAT, CAPTURE THAT QUITE WELL.

AND SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE COPPELL ISD TO A PLACE THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE IN OTHER PLACES OUTSIDE OF JUST THE BOUNDARIES OF THIS DISTRICT. AND YOU HAVE DONE THAT QUITE WELL.

SO I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN THE FUTURE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

I KNOW YOU HAVE MANY, MANY PLANS THAT YOU WILL BE EXECUTING NOW WITHOUT THESE LIMITATIONS OF HAVING BOARD MEETINGS TO COME TO AND DOCUMENTS TO READ.

SO. BUT THANK YOU AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.

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SO IT SEEMS LIKE YOU WERE JUST STARTING AND HERE WE ARE SIX YEARS LATER.

AND SEVEN. SIX PLUS ONE. SIX PLUS ONE. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND SELFISHLY YOU HAVE MADE ME A BETTER BOARD MEMBER.

YOU HAVE HELPED ME GROW. AND BY THINKING AND BEING ABLE TO DEFEND A THOUGHT OR BE ABLE TO CHANGE MY THINKING THAT I HAVE REALLY APPRECIATED WHAT I'M HEARING AROUND THE DAIS NOW IS THAT YOU'RE NOT AFRAID TO GET IN THERE AND TALK ABOUT IT. AND THEN WHEN WE WALK AWAY, THERE'S A LEVEL OF TRUST AND FRIENDSHIP AND CAMARADERIE THAT COMES ALONG WITH THAT, WITH YOUR PERSONALITY. AND I'VE REALLY ENJOYED THAT, THAT PIECE OF LET'S GET THIS RIGHT AND LET'S TALK ABOUT IT KIND OF GET FEISTY.

LET'S GET A LITTLE SPICY, LET'S GET A LITTLE FEISTY AND THEN WALK AWAY AND BE ABLE TO BE THE GREAT FRIENDS THAT THAT WE ARE.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. FOR THESE PAST SEVEN YEARS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HELPING MAKE ME A BETTER BOARD MEMBER.

I KNOW THAT OUR BOARD IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT WITHOUT YOU, AND I WOULD ECHO WHAT I HAVE HEARD THAT IT WON'T BE THE SAME.

YOU WILL BE MISSED. IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN YOUR KIDS GO OFF TO COLLEGE, YOU CAN'T BE SAD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO, AND THEY THEY LIVED.

THEY DID WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO ON THE BEFORE.

SO I AM SEEING THAT YOU HAVE MEANINGFULLY CONTRIBUTED IN A WAY THAT YOU CAN WALK AWAY AND SAY GOODBYE BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE AMAZING THINGS.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP.

YOU WILL BE MISSED. AND YET I AM HAPPY FOR YOUR NEXT STAGE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO SAY THESE THINGS BECAUSE YOU SAY GOODBYE. BUT I HAVE YOUR NUMBER, SO I WON'T.

I'LL SEE YOU. I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN. AT A DIFFERENT TIME.

BUT IN THIS CAPACITY. I MEAN, I MET YOU WHEN I WAS PRESIDENT OF THE ED FOUNDATION, BECAUSE THAT'S A ROLE YOU SERVED BEFORE.

AND WE MET FOR COFFEE, AND I WAS LIKE, HEY, HOW DOES THIS THING WORK? YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU KNOW. GIVE ME THE LOWDOWN ON THE ROBOTICS CAMP AND HOW IT WORKED OUT.

BUT I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT SAY THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR TENURE ON THE BOARD AS THE FIRST INDIAN, SOUTH ASIAN TRUSTEE ON COPPELL ISD SCHOOL BOARD.

IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE AND A TREMENDOUS SIGN TO A VERY LARGE POPULATION HERE THAT YOU ARE INCLUDED IN THE DECISION MAKING THAT HAPPENS IN THE DISTRICT.

YOUR EXAMPLES OF COUNTLESS OTHERS THAT CAME, MYSELF INCLUDED SITTING HERE YOU'RE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT I THINK IS MISSING A LOT IN A LOT OF THE DISCOURSE AROUND SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES AS WELL AS OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODIES IS CIVIL DISCOURSE. YOU HAVE AN IDEA. YOU HAVE. YOU CAN DEFEND YOUR IDEA AND YOU.

AND AFTERWARDS, WHEN WE WALK AWAY, WE'LL GO HAVE DINNER.

AND IT'S OKAY. AND BEING ABLE TO CHANGE YOUR OPINION, HAVE YOUR AND BE WILLING TO PRESENT YOUR IDEA TO SOMEBODY ELSE AND SEE IF THEY'LL CHANGE THEIR IDEA, BUT NOT JUDGE THEM FOR WHETHER OR NOT THEY DO.

THAT IS A SKILL AND AND AN EXAMPLE THAT YOU'VE SET TO ALL OF US.

THAT WILL ENDURE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

YOUR EXAMPLE AND I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE SERVED ON THIS BOARD WITH YOU.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN ALL THE REST OF YOUR ADVENTURES AND DINNER IN THE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.

SO I THINK THE FIRST TIME I MET YOU WAS SEVEN YEARS AGO WHEN YOU WERE CAMPAIGNING.

AND I WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE AS A PARENT, AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, ASKING ALL SORTS OF QUESTIONS.

AND HERE WE ARE, OUR, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH YOU ALONGSIDE THESE TWO YEARS.

I REALLY ADMIRE YOUR CLEAR THOUGHT PROCESS. AT THE SAME TIME, SO MUCH COMPASSION AND PASSION ABOUT

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THE EDUCATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PLUS OUR COMMUNITY.

YOUR WAYS OF, YOU KNOW, THINKING OUT OF BOX DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS.

AND I THINK ONE, ONE THING THAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR IS THANK YOU FOR PUSHING ME FOR LEADERSHIP TASB.

I WAS NOT SURE THINKING ABOUT YOU KNOW, THE COMMITMENT AND ALL THAT, BUT I'LL THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'S BEEN A REALLY VALUABLE EXPERIENCE.

AND YOU WILL BE MISSED. BUT WE WILL SEE YOU AROUND.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DID FOR THE SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. I MEANT TO SAY I'LL MISS SPENDING MORE TIME WITH YOU GUYS.

IT WILL BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT, BUT IN MANY WAYS, I'LL BE ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU GUYS NOW ENJOYING WHAT WE LIKE TO DO ON A FRIENDSHIP BASIS RATHER THAN ALWAYS TALKING SHOP. SO BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE GROWN AS A PERSON IN THESE SEVEN YEARS BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU AROUND. YEAH, I CAN GIVE YOU NUMEROUS EXAMPLE WHERE I HAVE THOUGHT OF WHAT WOULD DAVID DO? WHAT WOULD LEIGH THINK IN THAT SITUATION? WHAT WOULD NICHOLE MEAN? IT'S JUST HOW WE BEHAVE WITH EACH OTHER, HOW WE INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.

WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, WE RUB SO MUCH OF OURSELVES ON THE OTHER PERSON THAT IT BECOMES A SLOW PROCESS OF CONTINUOUS GROWTH.

AND THAT'S WHAT IT HAS BEEN FOR ME FOR SEVEN YEARS.

AND I'M A BETTER PERSON FOR HAVING SERVED THE COMMUNITY AND TO SERVE ALONG WITH YOU GUYS.

AS I ALWAYS SAY, YES, WE SERVE IT'S A LOT OF VOLUNTEER WORK, BUT EVERYBODY DOES IT FOR SELFISH REASON.

AND MY BIGGEST SELFISH REASON HAS BEEN BECAUSE I GET TO PERSONALLY GROW MY FAMILY GOT TO GROW BECAUSE OF THE WORK WE HAVE DONE.

AND I'M BLESSED BECAUSE OF THAT. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING FRIENDS, BEING COLLEAGUES, AND JUST BEING YOURSELVES. AND PART OF MY LIFE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND YOU'RE CERTAINLY BE MISSED ALONG THE WAY.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE CERTAINLY GOING TO BE MISSED.

YOU KNOW, IN YOUR ABSENCE, WE HARD TO HARD TO FEEL.

SO BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, FOR SURE, THOUGH, I AM GOING TO NOW READ OUR CONTINUING EDUCATION REPORT, OUR ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE HAVE TO DO EVERY YEAR.

SO YOU GUYS CAN SIT BACK AND GET A SNACK OR WHATEVER.

I'M GOING TO GO INTO THIS UNDER STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE, COMPLETING REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION EACH YEAR.

SERVICE IS A BASIC OBLIGATION AND EXPECTATION OF ANY SITTING BOARD MEMBER.

AS BOARD PRESIDENT, I AM REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF EACH MEMBER WHO, AS OF THAT MEMBER'S ANNIVERSARY OF ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD, HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION, HAS EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION AND IS DEFICIENT IN MEETING THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING ARE MEASURED AS OF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF THE TRUSTEE'S ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT, OR TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS OR HER PREVIOUS TRAINING, AS APPLICABLE.

THERE ARE EIGHT TRAINING AREAS FOR BOARD MEMBER CONTINUING EDUCATION.

LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION. ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

TEAM BUILDING ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION.

EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS.

IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSES, TRAFFICKING AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN.

SCHOOL SAFETY CYBERSECURITY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE TO EACH BOARD MEMBER, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE COMPLETION OR DEFICIENCY AS TO.

REQUIRED TRAINING FOR MEMBERS WHO STILL HAVE TIME REMAINING TO COMPLETE REQUIRED TRAINING.

I WILL ANNOUNCE THOSE BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE SCHEDULED TIMELY TRAINING AND THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET SCHEDULED THE TRAINING.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, I WILL ANNOUNCE ANY BOARD MEMBERS TRAINING IN EXCESS OF THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.

SO FOR LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION WHICH IS REQUIRED OF FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBER THE FOLLOWING FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBER HAS COMPLETED THE LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION TRAINING. NONE. NO BOARD MEMBER WAS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION.

OVER THIS LAST YEAR FOR ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE THE FOLLOWING FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBER HAS COMPLETED THE ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE

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TRAINING AND THAT AGAIN IS NO BOARD MEMBER WAS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION.

POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETED THE POST-LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. TRAINING FOR THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

AND THE ANSWER TO THAT IS DONE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE THIS PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR FOR TEAM BUILDING.

THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE ANNUAL TEAM BUILDING TRAINING.

LEE WALKER, MANISH SETHI, ANTHONY HILL, RONALD RAVAL, DAVID CAVINESS, NICHOLE BENTLEY, JOBBY MATHEW.

ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION. SO JUST FOR NOTE, TEN HOURS FOR FIRST YEAR MEMBERS AND THEN FIVE HOURS FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.

LEE WALKER, EXCUSE ME, LEE WALKER, MANISH SETHI, ANTHONY HILL, RONALD RAVAL, DAVID CAVINESS, NICHOLE BENTLEY, JOBBY MATHEW FOR EVALUATION, STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS.

AND THIS IS TRAINING THAT MUST BE COMPLETED EVERY TWO YEARS.

THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS.

LEE WALKER, MANY SETHI, ANTHONY HILL, RONALD RAVAL, DAVID CAVINESS, NICHOLE BENTLEY, JOBBY MATHEW.

FOR IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN.

AGAIN, THIS IS ONE THAT HAS TO BE DONE EVERY TWO YEARS.

THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN.

LEIGH WALKER, ANTHONY HILL, RANNA RAVAL, DAVID CAVINESS, NICHOLE BENTLEY, JOBBY MATHEW, TRUSTEE SETHI HAS NOT COMPLETED THIS TRAINING AND THEREFORE IS DEFICIENT IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENT. SAVING DISTRICT $30.

THANK YOU. IF IT WAS, IF IT WAS FREE, I WOULD HAVE DONE IT.

YES. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT. EVERY PENNY COUNTS.

YEAH. FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT MUST BE COMPLETED EVERY TWO YEARS.

THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON SCHOOL SAFETY.

LEIGH WALKER, MANISH SETHI, ANTHONY HILL, RANNA RAVAL, DAVID CAVINESS, NICHOLE BENTLEY, JOBBY MATHEW.

CYBERSECURITY, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED EVERY YEAR.

THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE ANNUAL TRAINING ON CYBERSECURITY. LEIGH WALKER, MANISH SETHI, ANTHONY HILL, RANNA RAVAL, DAVID CAVINESS, NICHOLE BENTLEY, JOBBY MATHEW.

AND FINALLY, FOR ALL THE CONTINUING ED EXCEEDING THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION BOARD MEMBER LEIGH WALKER EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY SEVEN ADDITIONAL HOURS.

BOARD MEMBER MANISH SETHI EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION BY SIX AND A HALF ADDITIONAL HOURS.

BOARD MEMBER ANTHONY HILL EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 28 ADDITIONAL HOURS.

BOARD MEMBER, RANNA RAVAL EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 86.25 ADDITIONAL HOURS, SO YOU'RE THE BIG WINNER THIS GO ROUND.

BOARD MEMBER DAVID CAVINESS EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY ONE ADDITIONAL HOUR.

BOARD MEMBER NICHOLE BENTLEY EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 24 ADDITIONAL HOURS, AND BOARD MEMBER JOBBY MATHEW EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY NINE ADDITIONAL HOURS.

AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR CONTINUING EDUCATION REPORT AND OUR BOARD REPORTS FOR THE NIGHT.

[IX. CLOSED SESSION - (Texas Government Code Section 551.071- Consultation with Board's Attorney and Section 551.074 -Personnel) (Part 2 of 2)]

WE DO NEED TO GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.07 4 PERSONNEL. TIME IS 10:52. RIGHT. TIME IS

[X. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION ]

12:13. I WILL CALL US BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.

THERE'S NO ACTION THAT WE NEED TO TAKE. I WILL SAY AS AN UPDATE FOLLOWING UP FROM MY BOARD REPORT IN PART TWO OF OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS. WE'RE MAKING A PLAN FOR BOTH AN INTERIM AND AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM IN THE PROCESS WE'RE GOING TO USE FOR THAT. SO OUR GOAL YOU KNOW, IS TO HAVE THESE DECISIONS STARTING TO WRAP UP, YOU KNOW, HERE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT MONTH AND BY THE END OF MAY TO HAVE SOME DECISIONS BEING MADE AND THEN YOU KNOW, GET, GET THE SEARCH PROCESS KICKED OFF.

SO AGAIN, THINGS WILL, WILL BE DEPENDENT ON AVAILABILITY OF YOU KNOW, WHO'S AVAILABLE AND WHEN THEY CAN START.

BUT THAT IS WHERE WE ARE. AND STAY TUNED. WE'LL KEEP ANNOUNCING DATES AND, AND UPDATES AS WE HAVE THEM.

IF WE ADJOURN. SECOND MOTION AND SECOND TO ADJOURN.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.

[03:15:01]

ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 12:14.

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY RIGHT THERE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Apr 28, 2025 Regular Board Meetings

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